(February 24, 2022 at 3:31 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(February 24, 2022 at 3:04 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Because the Romans were reasonably tolerant, as conquerors go, of the religious beliefs and practices of the conquered. The chief priests, et al, didn’t wasn’t Jesus upsetting the apple cart.
Again, it’s all part of the boilerplate for this variety of myth.
Boru
The Romans were federalists; they did not give a shit about the nutty beliefs of the peoples whom they conquered. The Romans only asked for three things: 1) Some taxes to be paid to Rome, 2) Free trade and commerce throughout the Empire, and 3) Help in time of war. If a conquered people would agree to #1, #2 and #3, the Romans pretty much left them alone, and they were allowed local rule. As #2 and #3 lent stability at the expense of #1, most conquered peoples found Roman rule to be quite tolerable, if not benign.
They were also (nearly) unique in adopting the gods of conquered people into the Roman pantheon, as opposed to imposing Roman gods on the conquered. Pretty savvy public relations.
If the Judeans hadn’t got all snarky about Roman overlordship, they could have kept their stupid temple intact.
Boru
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